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Last Updated on: Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Jumblatt's son enters politics

BEIRUT: Timor Walid Jumblatt marked his entry to Lebanese politics on Tuesday by laying a red rose on the memorial site of his grandfather Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) founder Kamal Jumblatt. Jumblatt was assassinated on March 16, 2009. Walid Jumblatt had told Al-Jazeera news channel over the weekend that Timor, with the help [...] Full story

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Carlos Ghosn shares management tips at USJ

BEIRUT: To Carlos Ghosn, president of the Renault-Nissan Alliance of France and Japan, an economic crisis is more than a turbulent phase, it is an opportunity to shine. The Universite Saint-Joseph's (USJ) Pierre Y. AbouKhater theater hall was so full on Monday that the university's administration had to set up extra seats in the building's hallways. [...] Full story

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Partners in Israeli incitement

From the very first day that there was talk of relaunching the Middle East peace process, it should have been obvious to the Palestinians that the Israelis would seek to undermine negotiations through some form of stalling and/or provocation. But familiarity with this age-old Israeli strategy apparently hasn't stopped Palestinian leaders from gobbling up the bait

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Lebanon receives praise for freedom of media expression

BEIRUT: Lebanon is a "shining beacon" when it comes to freedom of media expression in the Arab world, a top international media expert said Tuesday. Speaking at the launch of the countdown to the 63rd World Newspaper Congress and the 17th World Editors Forum, both to be held in Beirut in June this year, Timothy Balding, director general of the [...] Full story

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Hala Elkoussy's multi-narrative mural unveiled in Dubai

DUBAI: Hala Elkoussy's "The Myths & Legends Room: The Mural" was unveiled at ArtDubai on Tuesday. The finished 9 meter by 3 meter work was one of three projects to have been awarded the Abraaj Capital Art Prize last fall. "This piece presents itself as a proposal for an artwork in the Cairo City Museum," the 36-year-old artist said while [...] Full story

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Where to next in the US-Israel feud?
By Rami G. Khouri

I have been in Boston and New York City following the dust-up in American-Israeli relations after the Israeli government - during the official visit of US Vice President Joseph Biden - made two announcements approving the construction of 1,800 new housing units in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank. The controversy has been immense [...] Continue reading

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By Alexandre Medawar

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Tribunal preparing for trial within a year

Editor's note: The following are excerpts of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon's annual report, which was released Saturday. The Daily Star is publishing excerpts of the report until Wednesday.PART II - MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE TRIBUNAL BETWEEN MARCH 2009 AND FEBRUARY 2010 A. Chambers 1. Introduction 95. The Tribunal's Chambers are [...] Full story

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Middle East democracy and the empty dialogue with Europe
By Chibli Mallat

There are limited occasions when Hegel's "ruse of history" operates to suddenly transform an otherwise anodyne event into a momentous breakthrough. This works negatively, as when Jean JaurEs was gunned down on the eve of World War I, depriving the forces of peace from their most articulate symbol, or when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad succeeded in a troubled and surprising election. [...] Continue reading

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Etihad Airways hosts gala dinner at Four Seasons Hotel

BEIRUT: Hundreds descended on the Grand Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel for the first-ever gala dinner of Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates. Dedicated to recognizing the efforts of the carriers' trade partners, the dinner is projected to be an annual event. Among invitees were Mariam Beiruty, Elie Rizk. [...] Full story

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